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I wish I loved the Human Race I wish I loved its silly face I wish I liked the way it walks I wish I liked the way it talks And when I'm introduced to one I wish I thought What Jolly Fun!

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Walter Raleigh
Died: 1618
Died: October 29
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Remember, that if thou marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which, perchance, will never last nor please thee one year and when thou hast it, it will be to thee of no price at all.
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Passions are likened best to floods and streams: The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb.
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